Does prophylactic antibiotic administration for tooth extraction affect PT-INR in patients taking warfarin?

• Main Authors: Eiji Iwata (Author), Akira Tachibana (Author), Junya Kusumoto (Author), Naoki Takata (Author), Takumi Hasegawa (Author), Masaya Akashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Various antibiotics and analgesics have been reported to interact with warfarin. Reports that investigate the effects of medication taken for just a few days during tooth extraction on the prothrombin time-international normalized ratio are rare. Methods A total of 110 patients r...